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Royal Asiatic Society Triennial Gold Medal

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS TGM

Publication status

Published

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 archival box

Date(s)

  • 1887 - 1991 (Creation)

Context area

Name of creator

(1823-)

Biographical history

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.

Repository

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Archival history

These records are part of the Royal Asiatic Society's Institutional Records and therefore part of the historical records of the Society.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

These are part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society which have been accumulated throughout its history.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The records of the Gold Medal cover the institution of the medal and the conferment of the Honour in subsequent years. They include examples of the medal, the original Declaration of Trust, and subsequent printed version of the declaration, correspondence and newspaper cuttings. However there are not records for all instances of the presentation of the Medal. Researchers are advised to also examine the Council Minutes and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (both held in the RAS Collections) when researching concerning the Gold Medal and its recipients.

System of arrangement

The archive has been arranged into series representing the conferment of each medal. Thus: * RAS TGM/1 - Inauguration of the Triennial Gold Medal * RAS TGM/2 - 1897 – Professor E.B. Cowell * RAS TGM/3 - 1900 – Sir E.W. West * RAS TGM/4 - 1903 – Sir William Muir * RAS TGM/5 - 1906 – Rev. G. U. Pope * RAS TGM/6 - 1909 – Sir G.A. Grierson * RAS TGM/7 - 1912 – J.F. Fleet * RAS TGM/8 - 1915 - Mrs A. S. Lewis and Mrs M. D. Gibson * RAS TGM/9 - 1918 – V.A. Smith * RAS TGM/10 - 1922 – Professor H.A. Giles * RAS TGM/11 - 1925 – Rev. A.H. Sayce * RAS TGM/12 - 1928 – Professor D.S. Margoliouth * RAS TGM/13 - 1932 – Sir Aurel Stein * RAS TGM/14 - 1935 – Sir Denison Ross * RAS TGM/15 - 1938 – Professor R.A. Nicholson * RAS TGM/16 - 1941 – Professor F.W. Thomas * RAS TGM/17 - 1944 – Sir John Marshall * RAS TGM/18 - 1947 – Sir Richard Winstedt * RAS TGM/19 - 1950 – Dr L.D. Barnett * RAS TGM/20 - 1953 – Sir Ralph Turner * RAS TGM/21 - 1956 – Professor W. Perceval Yetts * RAS TGM/22 - 1959 – Sir Archibald Creswell * RAS TGM/23 - 1962 – Professor Valdimir Minorsky * RAS TGM/24 - 1965 – Professor G.H. Luce * RAS TGM/25 - 1968 – Sir Hamilton Gibb * RAS TGM/26 - 1971 – Sir Harold Bailey * RAS TGM/27 - 1973 – Sir Gerard L.M. Clauson * RAS TGM/28 - 1974 - (Professor David Hawkes) * RAS TGM/29 - 1977 – Professor W. Simon * RAS TGM/30 - 1980 * RAS TGM/31 - 1984 – Professor Sukamar Sen * RAS TGM/32 - 1990 – Professor Ann K.S. Lambton

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open. Some access may be restricted due to Data Protection Issues. Please contact the archivist. nc@royalasiaticsociety.org The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID and proof of address

Conditions governing reproduction

Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Language of material

  • English

Additional information

Related units of description

There has not been a systematic keeping of records throughout the history of the Royal Asiatic Society and therefore some of the series have few items and, in some cases, no records remain. The Council Minutes Books of the Royal Asiatic Society have decisions minuted regarding the institution of the Medal and conferment of each Medal. The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society also contains information in its "Proceedings of the Royal Asiatic Society" sections. Refer to each individual series for details of where to find this supplementary material.

Description identifier

gb891-rastgm
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